Composite stencil and folder



Dec. 4, 1951 R. W. SHERMAN COMPOSITE STENCIL AND FOLDER Filed Deo. l?, 1946 2 SHEETS-SHEET l ATTORNEY 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 TOP RIGHT HAND PAGE R. W. SHERMAN COMPOSITE STENCIL AND FOLDER 'rop LEFT HANDJIAGE Filed Deo.

INVENTOR. 'Rm/.SHERMAN a?? W wfm/ ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 4, 15951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CMP SITE STENCIL FOLDER .Ralph W. Sherman, Montclair, LN .IJ ApplicationDecember 117, 1946, SerialNo. 316,699 4 Claims. (Cl. 1111-127) ('Granted 'under the-awt of March 3, 1383, .as .amended April 3l), 1928; 3.7;0 0. G. 75.71)

This application is made under the act of March 3, 1883, as amended by the act -of Apr-il 30, 1928, and the invention herein described, patented, may be manufactured 4and used 'by or for `the Government of the 'United States fof America for governmental purposes without 'the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to a stencil land associated backing. It particularly relates to a stencil adapted to be Apassed 'around the platen `roll of a Writing machine, and then ito be `operatively lattached tothe printing Adrum of astenc'il duplicating machine.

An object 'of this invention is to provide Ia stencil that can be cut on `an ordinary or narrow-carriage "typewriter with Lthe `lines Vof matter running 'parallel to the longer Ilsfide lof kthe stencil sheet. y

A further object is to provide La Ystencil composed o'f two or more stencil pages 'each 'of vwhich may be .individually 'stencilled or cut in a 'narrow-carriage typewriter 'and thereafter 'assembled to form a composite long stencil ts'heet having the lines of printed matter 'running parallel with the longer side of the sheet.

At present, when it is desired to type on ALa mimeograph stencil "in lines parallel to the longer side of a sheet, "which lhas a length Agreats-sr than can be accommodated 1in a 'typewriter With'a I2- inch carriage, l-tisnecessary either to use ya Wider typewriter or to o'ld 'the stencil. Neither .recourse is convenient, and the `second alternative results 'in a crease v.in the stencil 'that may show in the .printed copy. .An instance of this is in preparing .a twopage leaflet from Va Isingle sheet of paper.

.To overcome .this .and to permit .use .of ,a narrow-carriage typewriter, my .new method .and device involves .typing two narrow ,pages .separately vand then ljoining the two into a mimeograph stencil of regular size.

Another object is Ato jprovide a protective folder for the stencil pages, the vfolder comprising the backing sheets "for 'the stencil pages and being preferably formed of one sheet, which may have a weakened line of ifo'ld.

I attain these objects bythe device described in the accompanying drawing, gwhich.:

Figure .-1 is a plan view t,of fthe `folder 'inlopen position `:and looking ,at the :inner ifaces ithereof;

v,Figuren risiaside view of'liigure 1;

Figure i3 is .a view .of .the tcomposit'e :stencil formed by attaching the two Apages to each other, with line c--c superimposed on one of lines d-d;

.Figure 4 is a plan View of the folder ,in folded position -with one leaf vpartly turned back and with parts broken away for clarity.

vThe folder comprises `the backing sheets l and 2 which are integrally associated or joined along perforated or Votherwise weakened fold line 3. Right-hand page 4 `of the stencil is glued `or cemented to backing sheet I of the stencil sheet at .edge 4i5. "The 1eft-hand page 6 of the stencil is cemented to Vbacking .sheet I2 at Iedge l. Backing sheet 42 'is provided with keyhole slots II for attachment to the studs orpinso'f a mimeog-raphing `drinn or other stencil carrier. Sheet 2 .is perforated .or otherwise weakened along 4a Ii-ne 8 immediately below ruled line 3 on left-hand page 6.

lvlargina'l lines .9 on-pageli and lllonpage hare provided, within which the typing -may be conned. This facilitates Vuse of lthe invention in preparing :a two-page leaflet. Guide lines c--c and d-d Aare .designed -to assist in .spacing l:the two pages -of .printed matter to provide the .desired Width of margin.

One mode :of vapplication .of ithe invention is as follows:

'The hacking .sheet I is separated from fthe backing Lsheet .2 .by .tearing along the `told iline 3. Asheetiof carbon paper is .then 'inserted kbetween .each stencil :page .4 land 1I5 .and 'their `respective .backing sheets, the .coated side being `next to 'the stencil paper. Before inserting :either stencil page, 'and its backing sheet, :into .a type- `writer, a strip of creased paper may :be placed over the 'edge marked top 'to prevent the tearing aor iwrinkl-ing :of the stencil. Both the leitand :right-hand pages may then .be v'.typersl .along vlines parallel to the top edge.

When Tboth ,pages yof stencil :have been 'typed or tout, the yright-hand vpage lof fthe stencilzis :detached along .the vperforated line c--c :and then attached to the right edge of the left-hand page. Line fc-c superimposed o n .either .one :of .the lines-d-.d ruled onpage 1B. By fprovidinga Lnumber-of llineart-1d .at pre-chosen-distances from `the r-uled .margin ,-9 .on .the .left-.hand vpage the two vpagesmay .be-conveniently and .accurately .spaced to obtain the .desi-red width of margin. For example, whenline c-c is .spaced inch .from the left .margin .on .the right-hand page and lines d-.dare .respectively Y/ginch `and 3/8 inch from .the righi-margin of the left-hand page, .a "inch .or a '5 4 inch JSpace 'between the two lpages is obtained by .placing "line .c-c over aline -d.

Any conventional .type `of ygum or 'cement may be used. "Itis preferred .to employ self-adhering gummed portions, or cemented strips, or strips o'f 'pressure adhesive, which require only the pressing together lof the 'two 'parts to be joined. I'gprefer to employ na strip of 'pressure Iadhesive at f2 nn louter face o'f 'stencil page l6 --and at "t3 on the under face of stencil page 4.

Backing sheet I need not be attached to backing sheet 2 at the edge 3. Any one of the four edges of sheet l may be attached to or integral with any one of the four edges of sheet 2.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A stencil comprising an elongated backing sheet, said sheet having a weakened transverse line dividing it into a rst section and a second section, the rst section having a row of slots adjacent an edge thereof for engagement with operative elements associated with a duplicating machine, a stencil sheet on each of said sections, each of said stencil sheets being separate and independent of the other and secured along a transverse edge thereof to its corresponding backing sheet section, the stencil sheet of the second section having a transverse weakened line adjacent the edge thereof which is secured to its backing sheet section, the stencil sheet of the rst section having a transverse gummed edge opposite the edge thereof that is secured to its backing sheet section, a marginal reference mark carried by the stencil sheet of the iirst Section adjacent the gummed edge and another marginal reference mark carried by the stencil sheet of the second section adjacent the edge thereof that is secured to its backing sheet section, said marginal reference marks being adapted to be placed in registry with each other, whereby said sections with their corresponding stencil sheets may be separated from each other along said first mentioned weakened line, and the stencil sheet of the second section separated from said second section and secured to the stencil sheet of the first section by means of said gummed edge with the marginal reference marks in mutual registry.

2. A composite stencil and folder comprising an elongated backing sheet having a transverse line of fold intermediate its ends and a transverse row of apertures for engagement with operative elements associated with a duplicating machine, the apertures being to the right of the line of fold when the backing sheet is unfolded, a left hand page stencil sheet permanently attached to the backing sheet along a transverse edge of said stencil sheet to the right of the row of apertures, a separate and independent right hand page stencil sheet temporarily attached to that part of the backing sheet which is left of the line of fold, a marginal reference mark carried by the right hand page stencil sheet along its left transverse edge, another marginal reference mark carried by the left hand page stencil sheet along its right transverse edge, one of said two transverse edges being gummed, said marginal reference marks being adapted to be superposed in registry with each other, whereby the two stencil pages are protected within the folded backing sheet and upon tearing along the line of fold each stencil page remains attached to its section of the backing sheet and may be individually stencilled in a narrow-carriage typewriter and thereafter the stencil pages assembled by superposing the marginal reference marks to form a composite long stencil sheet having the lines of two pages of printed matter running parallel with the longer side of the sheet.

3. A composite stencil and folder comprising an elongated backing sheet having a transverse line of fold intermediate its ends and a transverse row of apertures for engagement with operative elements associated with a duplicating;

machine, a left hand page stencil sheet perm nently attached to the backing sheet along a transverse edge of said stencil sheet, said left hand page being on one side of the line of fold, a separate and independent right hand page stencil sheet temporarily attached to that part of the backing sheet which is on the other side of the line of fold, a marginal reference mark carried by the right hand page stencil sheet along its left transverse edge, another marginal reference mark carried by the left hand page stencil sheet along its right transverse edge, one of said two transverse edges being gummed, said marginal reference marks being adapted to be superposed in registry with each other, whereby the two stencil pages are protected within the folded backing sheet and upon tearing along the line of fold each stencil page remains attached to its section of the backing sheet and may be individually stencilled in a narrow-carriage typewriter and thereafter the stencil pages assembled by superposing the marginal reference marks to form a composite long stencil sheet having the lines of two pages of printed matter running parallel with the longer side of the sheet.

4. A composite stencil and folder comprising an elongated backing sheet having a transverse line of fold intermediate its ends and a transverse row of apertures, for engagement with operative elements associated with a duplicating machine, the apertures being adjacent and to the right of the line of fold when the backing sheet is unfolded, a left hand page stencil sheet permanently attached along its left transverse edge to the backing sheet adjacent and to the right of said apertures, a separate and independent right hand page stencil sheet temporarily attached at its left transverse edge to that part of the backing sheet which is to the left of the line of fold, a, marginal reference mark carried by the right hand page stencil sheet along its left transverse edge, another marginal reference mark carried by the left hand page stencil sheet along its right transverse edge, one of said two transverse edges being gummed, said marginal reference marks being adapted to be superposed in registry with each other, whereby the two stencil pages are protected within the folded backing sheet and upon tearing along the line of fold each stencil page remains attached to its section of the backing sheet and may be individually stencilled in a, narrow-carriage typewriter and thereafter the stencil pages assembled by superposing the marginal reference marks to form a composite long stencil sheet having the lines of two pages of printed matter running parallel with'the longer side of the sheet.

RALPH W. SHERMAN.

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